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Documentary 7min

Constantinople and the Bosporus (1904)

Not rated.

Facts
Countries Turkey United Kingdom
Language English
Production
Distribution
Categories
Black and White Documentary Everyday Life Islam Istanbul Market Mosque Muslim Short Silent Film Travel
Description

Charles Urban Trading Company visiting Constantinople and the Bosporus in Turkey, bringing back film footage.

26 scenes - 3 Sections
Catalog number 1277:
a) Sights in Constantinople - 1-7
b) ... Constantinople - 8-19
c) The Dardanelles and the Boshorus - 20-26
Chanak: the strongly fortified entrance to the Dardanelles.
The Galata Bridge.
Connecting Galata with Peras $2,000 taken daily in 1c. tolls on this Bridge.
A second view of the Bridge.
Showing the Galata Tower.
The old Slave Market.
The oldest part of the city; full of Oriental life.
Turkish Porters.
Picturesque natives of the Bulgarian quarter.
Street near Seraskeriat.
The surroundings of the War Office.
The Market Place,
A scene of life and bustle.
The Pigeon Mosque.
Built in 1497; named from the sacred pigeons living around it.
Mosque of St. Sophia.
One of the finest mosques in the world.
Outside the Mosque.
Showing the life in the main streets.
The Government Buildings.
Typical view of every-day life in the busiest part of Constantinople.
Court of the Pigeon Mosque.
Fine picture of the sacred pigeons.
Children scrambling for 'Backsheesh.'
A familiar weakness of the Turk
Street in Stamboul.
Showing some of the latest inhabitants.
Boot Cleaning.
The Turkish "Day and Martin" boys.
The Bohemian Quarter.
An interesting study of native life.
Outside the Prison.
The heart of the city.
Bullock Carts near the Slave Market.
A picturesque street scene.
The Fruit Market.
Quaint Oriental market life.
The Dogs of Constantinople.
The scavengers of this Eastern city.
The Golden Horn.
The entrance to the Bosphorus.
Graveyard near the Great Tower of Bebek.
Fine stereoscopic panorama.
The Tower of Europe.
Built in 1442 on the site of ancient fortresses of Greek Emperors.
Summer Palaces on the Bosphorus.
A particularly beautiful reach of the Straits.
Distant View of the Roumeli Hissar.
The Tower of Europe; most imposing.
The Entrance to the Black Sea.
Showing the fortifications on the European and Asiatic sides.
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